Fears beef package will omit suckler farmers
There are real fears in the north west this morning that a proposed financial package for beef finishers which will be announced by the minister for agriculture Michael Creed will omit Suckler cow farmers. The details of the scheme will be announced later today by minister Creed in the Dáil.…
Calf feeding grant welcomed by IFA
IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of a €1.5m grant aid support package for calf feeding systems. In welcoming the news Mr Phlean described it as “an important first step in helping farmers take their share of the responsibility in…
Inland Fisheries Ireland and Marine Institute launch pilot programme to track tuna
While there is no sport or commercial Blue Fin Tuna fishing in Ireland, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Marine Institute have launched a pilot Tuna CHART programme to track and protect the species. Authorised skippers operating across the north west including counties Sligo and Donegal are supporting scientific work to…
Farmers to get compo if there’s a no-deal Brexit
Farmers will get compensation to help them adjust to price shocks if there’s a no-deal Brexit. That’s according to the Agriculture Minister who says agri-food and fisheries are the two most exposed sectors. Earlier this week, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said there could well be job losses in those sectors.…
Creed rejects suggestion that VAT increase is the ‘death knell for rural Ireland’
The Minister for Agriculture rejects any suggestion that increasing the VAT rate for the hospitality sector in this week’s budget will be the ‘death knell for rural Ireland’. Minister Michael Creed admits that restoring the rate back to the 13.5% rate was one of the ‘more difficult’ budget decisions. Businesses…
Agriculture Minister responds to criticism over handling of fodder crisis
The Agriculture Minister’s been accused of being poorly prepared for the fodder crisis affecting farmers. Michael Creed’s been appearing before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee this afternoon to brief politicians on his response to the issue. However, opposition TDs told the Minister he should have acted sooner to import animal feed…
Claims that fodder shortage was only treated as a crisis when it hit south and east
Politicians and farm leaders in the north west are hitting out at the Minister for Agriculture today over what they say has been his delay in dealing with the livestock fodder crisis. That’s despite imports of fodder from the UK having begun this morning through Rosslare port. It followed a…